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11-22-2007, 01:03 PM
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Re: Astronomy for kids
Also, with a 10" light bucket and your widest field eyepiece, the nebulae in Orion are pretty freaking spectacular imo.
Also, the Pleiades and Andromeda should not be missed in that scope. The double cluster would also be hot. It may have already gotten listed; I can't recall the M number. 
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11-22-2007, 01:16 PM
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Re: Astronomy for kids
One more thing. In my experience there are two keys to engaging kids that age. One, wide field. Always use the widest field you've got for looking at most any non-planet object. Two, engage their imagination. Remind them that the light they are seeing from Andromeda is two million years old, and started its journey when h.omo erectus was arriving on the scene on earth, for example. Otherwise its just little points of light and fuzzy blobs.
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#14
11-22-2007, 02:04 PM
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Re: Astronomy for kids
[ QUOTE ]
Also, with a 10" light bucket and your widest field eyepiece, the nebulae in Orion are pretty freaking spectacular imo. Also, the Pleiades and Andromeda should not be missed in that scope. The double cluster would also be hot. It may have already gotten listed; I can't recall the M number. [/ QUOTE ] Mine is a very fast scope, f4. With a 20mm ocular it's at 50x and pulls in Trapezium and environs really well. I remember just bumping around at age 15 or so and finding the Orion nebula by accident in a 6" scope. What a thrill. I saw it again this morning, just after moonset, in binocs and it's still breathtaking.
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